Also, if you want to practice punching, you get an extra snap at the end of your punch if you throw the punch wrist up and twist so the wrist is down just before or on impact. Try this experiment. Take a friend, place your fist on their shoulder, arm extended most of the way and push. Not much reaction, right? Now do the same wrist up and twist as you push.
Fun fact: if you fully extend your arms up, make fists, and then bring them back down into your preferred combat idle this will also make it so you’ll hit with your knuckles and not destroy your wrists.
This is how you can always tell, if not actually trained actors then at least actors whose stunt coordinators gave a shit about their work, from fake “action” stars.
This is Week 1 stuff in any martial arts or boxing class, but you constantly see actors thrust into action roles punching with a bent wrist. In reality, they wouldn’t get past the lowest-level street goon #1 without fractured metacarpals, a broken or severely sprained and swollen wrist, or even a snapped ulna.
You can also strike with your palm if you're going for the face. Your fingers are thin and fragile. The heel of your hand is much stronger, and padded, so there's less risk of injury.
Absolutely don't tuck your palm in your hand, but that's not the problem. Whoever you are punching has bones, and the bones in their head are bigger and tougher than the bones in your hand. That's the danger.
Down side to this recommendation, it can quickly go from shutting up a Nazi to serious conversations with the police. Having had this conversation I would not recommend.
Yeah, I definitely recommend not getting caught. Even in Germany they come down much harder on a committed, responsible citizen activist who gives a skinhead a much-needed wakeup call in form of a concussion than they do on neo-nazi gangs who go around beating people into intensive care.
Injuries caused by counter-protesters at some neo-nazi march are routinely judged to be "potentially life-threatening" even if the thing was sent home after a brief hospital checkup. Violent skinheads have to be reformed while "left-wing radicals" need to be made a cautionary example. And there is no doubt about who the cops are protecting during these clashes. ACAB is a global phenomenon.
CelestialSea
Also, if you want to practice punching, you get an extra snap at the end of your punch if you throw the punch wrist up and twist so the wrist is down just before or on impact. Try this experiment. Take a friend, place your fist on their shoulder, arm extended most of the way and push. Not much reaction, right? Now do the same wrist up and twist as you push.
PascalBP
I would say go for the genitals, but they don’t have balls
RedgrintGrumble
Fun fact: if you fully extend your arms up, make fists, and then bring them back down into your preferred combat idle this will also make it so you’ll hit with your knuckles and not destroy your wrists.
JonWallace1985
Heel of the palm is safest for you the patriot.
TerribleBot
DO IT !
LordHotPie
sO mUcH fOr ThE tOlErAnT LeFt!!!1
SamAndJanetEvening
His left is tolerant. He threw his intolerant right.
dripstone
keep in mind that you want to extend your arm thru the punch hitting your target two thirds of the way thru the punch
Imalwaysready
This is how you can always tell, if not actually trained actors then at least actors whose stunt coordinators gave a shit about their work, from fake “action” stars.
This is Week 1 stuff in any martial arts or boxing class, but you constantly see actors thrust into action roles punching with a bent wrist. In reality, they wouldn’t get past the lowest-level street goon #1 without fractured metacarpals, a broken or severely sprained and swollen wrist, or even a snapped ulna.
IlTerribile
unluckyandbored
You can also strike with your palm if you're going for the face. Your fingers are thin and fragile. The heel of your hand is much stronger, and padded, so there's less risk of injury.
Bossco20
wurth
Another good option is their back, because you won't have to worry about hitting a spine.
b00sk0r
momothefifth
remember to rotate those hips too
Magnar1183
For a more fun challenge: Crowbar to knee
desalniettemin
And to finish it off a kick in the nuts.
CouldntCakeLess
It's a fine art of a more civilised time.
FacelessAce
Also, if you are not trained to throw a punch, palm-strikes are a great way to strike Nazis without breaking your hand.
Awmph
yeah. if you ain't doing knuckle pushups and throwing punches on a heavy bag regularly, use your palm
TheLastBootyBender
Aim for the nose and strike upwards
levyathyn
Just don;t tuck your thumb in your hand.
FacelessAce
Absolutely don't tuck your palm in your hand, but that's not the problem. Whoever you are punching has bones, and the bones in their head are bigger and tougher than the bones in your hand. That's the danger.
Tier7Gaming
This is why you go for the soft fleshy parts near the joints in their jaw and neck. Less damage to your hand AND it'll probably knock them out
myballshurt
Sometimes the best way to punch a nazi is with a brick
RecurringNightmare
whats red and bad for your teeth? - brick!
Imtoooldforthisstuff
Legomaniac91
A crowbar, tire iron, baseball bat, or M-1 Garand are also effective tools.
Arcanum3000
Axe handles and precut lengths of steel pipe are both very cheap and readily available at your local home improvement store.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Wear a tool belt in case there are no loose bricks nearby
Flareside
Down side to this recommendation, it can quickly go from shutting up a Nazi to serious conversations with the police. Having had this conversation I would not recommend.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Yeah, I definitely recommend not getting caught. Even in Germany they come down much harder on a committed, responsible citizen activist who gives a skinhead a much-needed wakeup call in form of a concussion than they do on neo-nazi gangs who go around beating people into intensive care.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Injuries caused by counter-protesters at some neo-nazi march are routinely judged to be "potentially life-threatening" even if the thing was sent home after a brief hospital checkup. Violent skinheads have to be reformed while "left-wing radicals" need to be made a cautionary example. And there is no doubt about who the cops are protecting during these clashes. ACAB is a global phenomenon.